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A phrenological bust
Lot 53

A phrenological bust

JAMES DE VILLE, 1828

Closed6 April 2011

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GBP 1,375

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A phrenological bust
James De Ville, 1828
A plaster bust inscribed A.49 James Cardinal born at Coggeshall Essex 27 years old London Pubd April 1828 By J. Deville
13½in. (33.5cm.) high

Specialist note

In recognition of De Ville's prominence amongst phrenological cast makers, Dr. Gall sent him as a present a wax model of a dissected brain.